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N355MFAerospatiale AS 355F1

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 19, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jan 6, 2000.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Feb 1999)No ADs since 1998 matched1 service difficulty report

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Tucson, AZ
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 1996
NTSB events
1
destroyed, 1999
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
1
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026
Last registered owner
Southwest Helicopters INC
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Tucson, AZ
Certificate issued
Aug 29, 1996
Canceled
Jan 6, 2000

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Aerospatiale
Model
AS 355F1
Serial number
5100
Aircraft type
Rotorcraft
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
7
Engines
2
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Type certificate data sheet
H11EU
Mode S code
A3F879

Engine

Type
Turbo-shaft

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 1996 – 2000Southwest Helicopters INCTucson, AZ

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · destroyed

Feb 12, 1999 · Toledo, OH

The pilot's decision to continue the flight which resulted in inadvertent flight into IMC, and the subsequent spatial disorientation and loss of control. A factor in the accident was the inaccuracy of the weather forecast.

Damage
Destroyed
Injuries
Serious
Report
NYC99LA059

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for NYC99LA059)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (1)

Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.

  • Air conditioning and pressurization · compressor · seizedJul 16, 1997

    ON A ROUTINE FLIGHT, PILOT AND CREW DETECTED AN ODOR OF BURNING RUBBER FOLLOWED BY WISPS OF SMOKE IN THE CABIN AND COCKPIT. PILOT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. AT THIS TIME HE NOTICED THE AIR CONDITIONER HAD QUIT WORKING. UPON INSPECTION, FOUND THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR HAD SEIZED CAUSING THE…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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